Red Hat Security Advisory: pcs security update
The pcs packages provide a command-line configuration system for the Pacemaker and Corosync utilities. Security Fix(es): * rexml: REXML ReDoS vulnerability (CVE-2024-49761) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat Satellite is a system management solution for provisioning and configuration management without requiring public Internet access. This advisory addresses a ReDoS vulnerability (CVE-2024-49761) affecting the puppet-agent and puppetserver components, which could allow denial of service via crafted input exploiting the REXML library. Additionally, the update fixes operational bugs related to webhooks post-upgrade from RHEL8 to RHEL9 and a broken foreman-rake task. The vendor recommends upgrading to the updated packages in Red Hat Satellite 6.16.5.3 for RHEL 8 and 9 to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
The primary impact is a denial of service condition caused by the ReDoS vulnerability in puppet-agent and puppetserver, potentially disrupting system management operations. The other fixes address functional regressions affecting webhook operations and cloud registration tasks after system upgrades, which could impair management workflows.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available in Red Hat Satellite 6.16.5.3 packages for RHEL 8 and 9. Users should apply this update along with all previously released errata relevant to their systems. Detailed update instructions are provided by Red Hat. No additional mitigations are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: pcs security update
Description
The pcs packages provide a command-line configuration system for the Pacemaker and Corosync utilities. Security Fix(es): * rexml: REXML ReDoS vulnerability (CVE-2024-49761) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Red Hat Satellite is a system management solution for provisioning and configuration management without requiring public Internet access. This advisory addresses a ReDoS vulnerability (CVE-2024-49761) affecting the puppet-agent and puppetserver components, which could allow denial of service via crafted input exploiting the REXML library. Additionally, the update fixes operational bugs related to webhooks post-upgrade from RHEL8 to RHEL9 and a broken foreman-rake task. The vendor recommends upgrading to the updated packages in Red Hat Satellite 6.16.5.3 for RHEL 8 and 9 to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
The primary impact is a denial of service condition caused by the ReDoS vulnerability in puppet-agent and puppetserver, potentially disrupting system management operations. The other fixes address functional regressions affecting webhook operations and cloud registration tasks after system upgrades, which could impair management workflows.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available in Red Hat Satellite 6.16.5.3 packages for RHEL 8 and 9. Users should apply this update along with all previously released errata relevant to their systems. Detailed update instructions are provided by Red Hat. No additional mitigations are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:15124
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1e54853345fc182d780
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:17 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:32:10 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 24
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